Demonstration in Downey, California to demand Justice for Mike Nida!

End Police Violence! Justice for Mike Nida!

Join the Campaign to Stop Police Violence and others as we
organize to win justice for Mike Nida. We'll have volunteer meetings,
pass out flyers, gather petition signatures and organize for a mass
march on Downey police headquarters.

Click here to join the Campaign to Stop Police Violence, a project of ANSWER.
Mike Nida, a union carpenter and father of four, was murdered by
Downey police on Oct. 22 with an MP5 submachine gun. Mike had been
stopped for 'fitting the description' which is a standard euhpemism for
being Black or Latino in a working-class neighborhood. After being
stopped for no reason, Mike was assaulted, and fled for his life at
which point the officer walked back to their vehicle, popped the trunk,
removed the machine gun, and shot Mike in the back multiple times rather
than attempting to chase or subdue Mike with non-lethal methods.
Downey police prevented any life-saving efforts or emergency medical
personnel from assisting Mike for nearly 15 minutes. His wife was
prevented from saying goodbye despite only being a few feet away from
where he was left to bleed to death by callous, racist officers.
Since Mike's killing, his family and friends along with the Campaign
to Stop Police Violence have sprung into action by attending Downey City
Council meetings, holding press conferences, walking local
neighborhoods, and petitioning to demand justice. The City Council has
fallen into comfortable complicity and silence on the horrific killing
and police chief Esteves has done everything in his ability to shield
the officers responsible for Mike's death. The time is now to send a
clear message to the local government and the Downey police that racist
and brutal terror will not be tolerated in the community! Join us as we
march to demand: